113 entries under escape topic. ×

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palter(verb, lie, shuffle, dodge)
3
skip(verb, ignore, avoid, dodge)
3
weave(verb, reject, dodge, evade)
2
beat around the bush(expression, idiom, avoid, lie)
2
blow hot and cold(expression, idiom, avoid, lie)
2
circumlocute(verb, move, cut, avoid)
2
confuse(verb, avoid, hide, conceal)
2
cop a plea(expression, idiom, avoid, lie)
2
cop out(expression, avoid, lie, shuffle)
2
decline(verb, avoid, hide, conceal)
2
deflect(verb, block, dodge, evade)
2
desist(verb, reject, dodge, evade)
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divert(verb, reject, dodge, evade)
2
double-talk(verb, lie, shuffle, vacillate)
2
fake out(expression, dodge, evade, shun)
2
falsify(verb, lie, shuffle, vacillate)
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fend off(verb, expression, move, cut, block)
2
flee(verb, avoid, dodge, evade)
2
flip-flop(verb, avoid, lie, shuffle)
2
give the slip(verb, expression, idiom, move, cut)
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